All PizzaExpress articles – Page 2
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Pizza Express Club app hits 2m members
The loyalty scheme launched in December 2021 and is a key strand of the brand’s digital transformation and omnichannel strategy
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Analysis & Insight
TRG/PizzaExpress combination offers ‘compelling logic’
MCA asks industry commentators about a potential bid by PizzaExpress owner Wheel Topco for The Restaurant Group, a deal that could not only see cost synergies but combine two of the high street’s biggest brands
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Pizza Express makes approach for TRG
The Restaurant Group has confirmed Pizza Express has made a request for information to evaluate a possible rival offer for the company
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Analysis & Insight
The pizza market in 2023: ‘It’s too crowded’
MCA explores the up-and-coming brands looking to take on the dominant pizza chains, the potential for new innovation to dethrone Neapolitan as the leading trendsetter, and the thoughts of former Fulham Shore boss David Page on how the landscape has changed
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Pizza Express unveils 'biggest ever' retail revamp
The overhaul of the offer aims to bring the shop-bought product closer to the dine-in offering, with a new premium tier of ‘Restaurant Favourites’
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Analysis & Insight
TDR Capital: ‘These guys are ninjas, I wouldn’t bet against them.’
Following the private equity group’s £50m backing of Popeyes UK, MCA looks at the background of the investor behind Stonegate, EG Group and Gondola Holdings
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PizzaExpress launches white-label delivery with Uber Eats
PizzaExpress Delivers marks the extension of the brand’s omnichannel proposition, and allows customers to redeem Club rewards at home for the first time
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High Court rules in favour of PizzaExpress on insurance payout
The High Court has ruled in favour of a group of businesses seeking insurance payouts for Covid-related losses
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PizzaExpress claims it’s on surer financial footing
The restaurant chain has said its debt levels have significantly improved in recent years and are now half of what they were under the previous ownership.
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PizzaExpress faces opposition to staff changes
Changes to the way working hours and shifts are allocated has led to criticism from staff and the Unite union
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PizzaExpress and Mowgli among UK’s top employers
Bella Italia, BrewDog, and The Inn Colllection Group were the other operators named in the Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work list
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PizzaExpress appoints COO
Lawrence Harvey will lead operations across all 350-plus restaurants in the UK and Ireland and report to CEO Paula MacKenzie
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PizzaExpress appoints marketing director
Jo Vaughton, who has previously worked with Mollie and the InterContinental Hotels Group, has joined the omnichannel pizza brand
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Zoe Bowley to step down from PizzaExpress
After 12 years with the casual dining brand, the MD has decided to step down in order to take a well-deserved break and pursue her next chapter
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PizzaExpress appoints new commercial finance director
Grant Shaw joins the pizza chain this month from his role as head of commercial finance at Côte Restaurants
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PizzaExpress: ‘We’ve added channels to give us both resilience and growth opportunities’
At MCA’s Omnichannel Conference last week, MD Zoe Bowley discussed the brand’s evolution to a truly omnichannel business
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PizzaExpress fights to recoup lockdown losses
PizzaExpress has been told it cannot recoup lockdown losses of approximately £200m by claiming on its insurance policy
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PizzaExpress appoints chief marketing officer
PizzaExpress has appointed Stephen Taylor, former global chief marketing officer at Nokia, as its new CMO
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PizzaExpress ends exclusive delivery agreement with Deliveroo
The casual dining brand will now be available on rival platforms Just Eat and Uber Eats in order to expand its reach to more customers
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Shadi Halliwell leaves PizzaExpress
The chief customer officer spearheaded the brand’s vibrant brand refresh ‘deliciously different’ and the debut of its loyalty programme PizzaExpress Club